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No Karaoke = DOTA = Prudent?

by | Feb 13, 2009 | Uncategorized

The Karok (Karaoke Night Out) didn’t go as planned–well shucks–but dinner at Sakura (Far East) made up for it, as D’Junkies Steamers, which Irfan tagged us back then during our poly days, gathered for a quick reunion. D’junkies Steamers are Z, Bangau, Fran, Syna, Nuwool, Ayu and Moi, but those were the days.

These days we’re all held captive by our working life. I can’t be sure of their dayjobs but I think that there’s a web developer, 3D animator, Architectural Modeller, Teacher, Printer (no points in guessing who this is..) and 2 highly available dudes amongst us!

Times are hard indeed, and job security is foremost on everyone’s mind. Even Godma keeps reminding me to work hard so as to not get on the ‘R’ list. The ‘Retrenched’ list that is, but getting retrenched is (thankfully) nowhere near a worry for me – though I’m more worried for my customers actually.

Nearly all of them lament about the slow economy this year. Plenty are still coming in for prints, albeit smaller jobs/runs. Most are asking for better rates, and I keep reminding them that pricing isn’t the issue here, but rather the value.

I don’t know if I’m tightening their situation or being productive in my stubbornness to go lower.  IMHO, if really you’re cutting costs, then might as well forego and save everything, along with all the troubles.  Now THAT would really cut plenty of costs. Best to cut all unnecessary expenditures!

Anyway, about the Karok, its a good thing that it was cancelled–another unnecessary spending averted by moi– but then the cancellation only led me to another round of DOTA gaming!I suppose I couldn’t fulfil my earlier ambitions of  limitting my DOTA time for the week! So much for being ambitious and resource thrift! 

Looking at the positives, at least DOTA is way cheaper than Karok! Heh…

I missed Liverpool’s Game, but did changed my layout.

by | Feb 9, 2009 | Uncategorized

Change is always refreshing. My earlier bright yellowy theme felt bright, yellowy, clean and simple but it didn’t feel personal enough. For a personal blog, it didn’t have that homely feel, but rather a newsy outlook. Thus my undertaking of this 2nd Brand new Old Blog.mar.sg. Finally, it looks like I’m writing on my own sketchy, grungy, virtual notepad! 

Also how can I ever take down my affable Liverpool FC insignia? Nothing will ever detach me away from my idolised club. Well, nothing but DOTA that is. DOTA made me miss, wait for it, here it comes,yup yup this is it, Liverpool’s  comeback against Portsmouth FC, whom twice took the lead — but I’ll leave a review of that till later — but still lost to the comeback kings.

So it was another (Saturday) night of physically grueling, emotionally testing, energy sapping, lung bursting, eyes tearing, and backbone breaking rounds of DEE-OH-TEE-AYE, or DOTA. And it made me miss the Liverpool game against Portsmouth! It was a 12 hours DOTA marathon, and we** were rock solid throughout!

Well fyi, rock solid meant that we were more or less sitting stoned in front of the computers, with a bottle of green tea as our constant companion. Of course special thanks goes to 7-11 for supplying us with food (instant noodles, sandwiches) in the wee hours, we not only survived, but exceeded the 12hours!

Guess what? It was DOTA all over again come Sunday night. Ahhh, ssimple pleasures revisited.

**(We here refers to Me, Bangau and Han-Solo! The famous trio of ZooM! Not!!)